LXXVIL CONI‘FERE: PINUS. 
1904. FP. Cémbra. 
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every stage of its progress, more especially when young; seldom advancing 
more, even in rich soils, than 1 ft. ina year. The wood of P. Cémbra is very 
soft ; and its grain is so fine, that it is scarcely perceptible. It is very resinous, 
which is the cause of its agreeable fragrance. It is 
not commonly large enough to be used in carpentry; 
but in joinery it is of great value, as it is remarkably 
easy to be worked, and is of great durability. In 
Switzerland, it is very much used by turners; and 
the shepherds of the Swiss Cantons, and of the 
Tyrol, occupy their leisure hours in carving out of it 
numerous curious little figures of men and animals, 
which they sell in the towns, and which have found 
their way all over Europe. The wood is much used 
for wainscoting; having not only an agreeable light 
brown appearance, but retaining its odour, according 
to Kasthofer, for centuries. In Switzerland, the seeds 
are used in some places as food, and in others as an 
article of luxury. Though the Cembran pine will 
grow in the poorest soils, and in the most elevated 
and exposed situations, where no other pine or fir 
will exist, yet it will not grow rapidly, except in a 
1905. P, Cembra, 
